12.12.2004

This is why they call them the Smoky Mountains

Of course, what kind of photo post would be complete without a little artistic script-fu with the Gimp.

Some of the coyotes in the park have been losing their fear of people, so park rangers have been throwing firecrackers at them to scare them off. But the coyote in these photos, taken on a different day, wasn't interested in letting me get very close.